2011 Recruit Watch

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 VERBAL COMMITMENTS  STANDING OFFERS  ADDITIONAL PROSPECTS  OFF THE BOARD
QUARTERBACK PROSPECTS

Cody Kessler 6-1 210
Bakersfield, CA Centennial

Max Wittek 6-3 190
Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei

CLASS OF 2015
David Sills 6-0 140
Bear, DE Red Lion Christian Academy

  

Michael Eubank 6-5 230
Corona, CA Centennial

CLASS OF 2012
Connor Brewer 6-2 185
Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral

CLASS OF 2013
Hayden Rettig 6-3 200
Los Angeles, CA Cathedral

Braxton Miller 6-2 185
Huber Heights, OH Wayne
Ohio State Verbal
FULLBACK PROSPECTS
 

Harvey Langi 6-1 210
South Jordan, UT Bingham

Adonis Ameen-Moore 5-10 215
Denver, CO Mullen

Sam Boyd 6-2 235 (TE/HB)
Corona, CA Roosevelt

  
RUNNING BACK PROSPECTS

De'Anthony Thomas 5-9 160 (RB/DB)
Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw

 

Brendon Bigelow 5-10 180
Fresno, CA Central East
Washington Verbal

Mike Blakely 5-9 195
Bradenton, FL Manatee

Amir Carlisle 5-10 175
Sunnyvale, CA Kings Academy
Stanford Verbal

Rodney Coe 6-3 230 (ATH)
Edwardsville, IL

Isaiah Crowell 6-0 205
Colubus, GA Carver

Kenny Hillard 6-0 220
Patterson, LA
LSU Verbal

Savon Huggins 6-0 190
Jersey City, NJ St. Peter's Prep

Javorius Allen 6-1 210 (RB/S)
Tallahassee, FL Lincoln

Daniel Lasco 6-1 190
The Woodlands, TX

Avery Walls 5-11 185
McDonough, GA Eagle's Landing

CLASS OF 2012
Matt Jones 6-2 210
Seffner, FL Armwood

Mike Bellamy 5-10 175
Punta Gorda, FL Charlotte
Clemson Verbal

Marlin Lane 6-1 190
Daytona Beach, FL Mainland
Clemson Verbal

Herschel Sims 5-10 190
Abilene, TX
Oklahoma State Verbal

Aaron Green 5-9 175
San Antonio, TX Madison

Jeremy Hill 6-1 220
Baton Rouge, LA Redemptorist
LSU Verbal

Jameel Poteat 5-11 195
Harrisburg, PA Bishop McDevitt
Pittsburgh Verbal

James Wilder Jr. 6-2 225 (RB/LB)
Tampa, FL Plant
Florida State Verbal
WIDE RECEIVER PROSPECTS

Victor Blackwell 6-1 190
Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei

CLASS OF 2012
Jordan Payton 6-2 195
Westlake Village, CA Oaks Christian

George Farmer III 6-2 195
Gardena, CA Serra

DeAnthony Arnett 5-11 160
Saginaw, MI

Devon Blackmon 6-1 175
Fontana, CA Summit

Kelvin Benjamin 6-6 210
Belle Glade, FL Glades Central

Sammy Watkins 6-1 180 (WR/S)
Fort Myers, FL South Fort Myers

Nickalos Brassell 6-0 175 (WR/CB)
Batesville, MS South Panola

Quinta Funderburke 6-4 205
Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith

Antoine Arnold 6-3 185
Temecula, CA Chaparral

David Richards 6-3 180
Palmdale, CA

Kasen Williams 6-2 195
Sammamish, WA Skyline

Daryl Collins 6-0 190
Gadsden, AL Gadsden City
Alabama Verbal

Charone Peake 6-3 185
Roebuck, SC Dorman
Clemson Verbal

Bradley Sylve 5-11 175
Port Sulphur, LA South Plaquemines
Alabama Verbal

Shane Wynn 5-6 145
Cleveland, OH Glenville
TIGHT END PROSPECTS
 

 

Chris Barnett 6-6 245 (TE/DE)
Dallas, TX A. Maceo Smith

Wallace Gonzales 6-5 230 (WR/TE)
Glendora, CA Bishop Amat
San Diego Verbal (Baseball)

Troy Niklas 6-6 240 (TE/DE/OL)
Anaheim, CA Servite

Ben Koyack 6-5 230
Oil City, PA
Notre Dame Verbal

Austin Seferian-Jenkins 6-7 245
Gig Harbor, WA
OFFENSIVE LINE PROSPECTS

Marcus Martin 6-4 330
Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw

 

Cyrus Kouandjio 6-7 305
Hyattsville, MD DeMatha

Antonio Richardson 6-6 310
Nashville, TN Ensworth

Greg Robinson 6-5 295
Thibodaux, LA

Cyrus Hobbi 6-4 285
Scottsdale, AZ Saguaro

Aundrey Walker 6-5 355
Cleveland, OH Glenville

Aaron Douglas 6-6 280
Maryville, TN Arizona Western College

Jacob Fahrenkrug 6-4 320
Wahpeton, ND
North Dakota State College of Science

David Garness 6-5 290
Anchorage, AK
San Francisco City College

CLASS OF 2012
Andrus Peat 6-6 270
Tempe, AZ Corona del Sol

Jordan Simmons 6-5 295
Los Angeles, CA Dorsey

Freddie Tagaloa 6-7 305
Richmond, CA Salesian

Cameron Clear 6-6 265
Memphis, TN Central

Paulay Asiata 6-5 285
Honolulu, HI Word of Life Academy

Ma'ataua Brown 6-2 295
Paramount, CA
Washington Verbal

Faitele Faafoi 6-5 300
Tustin, CA

Fou Fonoti 6-5 295
Norwalk, CA Cerritos College

Solomon Koehler 6-3 330
Yuma, AZ Arizona Western College

Alex Mitchell 6-3 300
Portland, OR Jefferson

Jason Peacock 6-5 325
Glendora, CA Citrus College

Sioasi Aiono 6-2 290
West Covina, CA South Hills
Utah Verbal

Donovan Clark 6-4 290
Cincinnati, OH Finneytown
Michigan State Verbal

Brey Cook 6-7 315
Springdale, AR
Arkansas Verbal

Sedrick Flowers 6-3 280
Galena Park, TX North Shore
Texas Verbal

Bobby Hart 6-4 285
Fort Lauderdale, FL Aquinas
Florida State Verbal

Matthew Hegarty 6-4 260
Aztec, NM
Notre Dame Verbal

Kiaro Holts 6-5 270
Indianapolis, IN Warren Central
North Carolina Verbal

Marcus Hutchins 6-3 255
DeSoto, TX
Texas Verbal

Kelly Kerbyson 6-5 290
Knoxville, TN Catholic
Tennessee Verbal

Jamar Lewter 6-7 285
Washington, DC Ballou
North Carolina Verbal

Angelo Mangiro 6-3 290
Succasunna, NJ Roxbury
Penn State Verbal

Jamal Prater 6-4 290
Etiwanda, CA
Oregon Verbal

Jordan Prestwood 6-6 265
Tampa, FL Plant
Notre Dame Verbal

Jordan Walsh 6-3 275
Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard West
Iowa Verbal

Christian Westerman 6-5 295
Chandler, AZ Hamilton
Texas Verbal

Andre Yruretagoyena 6-5 260
Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral
Oregon Verbal

 
DEFENSIVE TACKLE PROSPECTS

Antwaun Woods 6-1 320
Woodland Hills, CA Taft

Jalen Grimble 6-3 260 (DT/DE)
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman

Viliami Moala 6-2 325
Sacramento, CA Grant

Jesse Williams 6-4 330
Brisbane, Australia
Arizona Western College

Maurice Couch 6-2 295
Garden City, KS Garden City College

Tim Jernigan 6-2 275
Lake Cty, FL Columbia North

Todd Peat Jr. 6-3 300
Tempe, AZ Corona Del Sol

Todd Barr 6-3 255
Lakewood, CA

Christian Heyward 6-2 270
San Diego, CA Point Loma

Lavelle Lincome 6-4 275
Monterey Park, CA East L.A. College

Michael Bennett 6-3 275
Centerville, OH
Ohio State Verbal

Kris Harley 6-2 265
Indianapolis, IN Warren Central
Virginia Tech Verbal

Anthony Johnson 6-2 300
New Orleans, LA O. Percy Walker
LSU Verbal

James Maiden 6-4 280
Woodville, MS Wilkinson County
Mississippi State Verbal

Kevin McReynolds 6-2 280
Washington, DC St. John's

JaBrian Niles 6-2 270
Mobile, AL Davidson
Auburn Verbal
DEFENSIVE END PROSPECTS

CLASS OF 2012
Arik Armstead 6-7 265 (OL/DL)
Elk Grove, CA Pleasant Grove

Greg Townsend Jr 6-4 240
Beverly Hills, CA

Charles Burks 6-1 230
Huntington Beach, CA Edison

Jadeveon Clowney 6-5 225
Rock Hill, SC South Pointe

Ray Drew 6-5 245
Thomasville, GA
Thomas County Central

Brennan Scarlett 6-5 255 (DE/TE)
Portland, OR Central Catholic

Ishaq Williams 6-6 220
Brooklyn, NY Abraham Lincoln

Jason Gibson 6-3 215 (DE/LB)
Gardena, CA Serra

Anthony Chickillo 6-3 225
Tampa, FL Alonso

Jermauria Rasco 6-4 245
Shreveport, LA Evangel Christian

Steve Dillon 6-3 245
Palmdale, CA

Puka Lopa 6-3 255
Sacramento, CA Grant

Stephan Nembot 6-7 250
Van Nuys, CA Montclair Prep

Sheldon Richardson 6-4 290
St. Louis, MO College of the Sequoias
Missouri Verbal

Ian Seau 6-4 235
Carlsbad, CA La Costa Canyon

DeVante Wilson 6-4 230
Corona, CA

Sterling Bailey 6-5 235
Gainesville, GA East Hall
Georgia Verbal

Davon Moreland 6-3 225 (DE/LB)
Los Angeles, CA Salesian
Southern Methodist Verbal

Jeoffrey Pagan 6-4 250
Asheville, NC
Florida Verbal

D.J. Pettway 6-3 255 (DT/DE)
Pensacola, FL Catholic
Alabama Verbal

Cedric Reed 6-5 240
Cleveland, TX
Texas Verbal
LINEBACKER PROSPECTS

Tre Madden 6-1 215
Mission Viejo, CA

Kent Turene 6-3 230
Lauderdale Lakes, FL Boyd Anderson

 

Lawrence Thomas 6-4 230
Detroit, MI Renaissance
Michigan State Verbal

Curtis Grant 6-3 225
Richmond, VA Hermitage

Tony Steward 6-2 225
St. Augustine, FL Pedro Menendez

Lamar Dawson 6-2 230
Danville, KY Boyle County

Anthony Wallace 6-2 235
Dallas, TX Skyline

Lateek Townsend 6-2 195
Bennettsville, SC Marlboro County

Keith Lewis 6-2 215
Tampa, FL Freedom

Travis Hughes 6-1 215
Virginia Beach, VA Kempsville

A.J. Johnson 6-3 225
Gainesville, GA

Colt Lyerla 6-5 225
Hillsboro, OR

Brendan Daley 6-4 255
Ventura, CA Ventura College

Corey Waller 6-1 210 (DE)
Long Beach, CA Poly

Rodney Hardrick 6-3 205
Colton, CA

Jalen Jefferson 6-3 200 (DE)
Ventura, CA St. Bonaventure

Tyler Gray 6-3 215
Templeton, CA

Sam Papa 6-4 215
Mesa, AZ Desert Ridge

Brent Calloway 6-1 210
Russellville, AL
Alabama Verbal

Steve Edmond 6-3 225
Daingerfield, TX
Texas Verbal

Ryan Shazier 6-3 210 (DE)
Plantation, FL
Florida Verbal

James Vaughters 6-2 215
Tucker, GA
Stanford Verbal

Aaron Wallace 6-4 215
San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo
UCLA Verbal

 
SAFETY PROSPECTS
 

George Atkinson 6-2 195 (RB/S)
Livermore, CA Granada

CLASS OF 2012
Nelson Agholor 6-2 175 (WR/DB)
Tampa, FL Berkeley Prep

Shaq Thompson 6-1 185
Sacramento, CA Grant

Marqise Lee 6-0 185
Gardena, CA Serra

Desman Carter 6-0 185
Fontana, CA Kaiser

Aaron Garbutt 6-3 215
Fullerton, CA Fullerton Colllege

Mercy Maston 5-11 185
Bakersfield, CA

Keith McGill 6-4 215
Norwalk, CA Cerritos College
Utah Verbal

James Sample 6-2 195
Sacramento, CA Grant

Lester White 6-2 205
Riverside, CA Arizona Western College

Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 5-10 180
Chino Hills, CA

Hasean Clinton-Dix 6-2 190
Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips
Alabama Verbal

Sheroid Evans 6-1 185
Sugar Land, TX Dulles
Texas Verbal

Cortez Davis 6-5 200
Daytona Beach, FL Mainland
Florida State Verbal

Dondi Kirby 6-3 180
Monroeville, PA Gateway

Wayne Lyons 6-0 190
Fort Lauderdale, FL Dillard
CORNERBACK PROSPECTS
 

Doran Grant 5-10 170
Akron, OH St. Vincent-St. Mary

 

Stefan McClure 5-11 170
Vista, CA

Josh Atkinson 6-0 180
Livermore, CA Granada

Jared Baker 5-9 180
Los Angeles, CA Loyola

Ryan Henderson 5-10 170
Moreno Valley, CA Rancho Verde

Desean Martin 5-10 185
Las Vegas, NV Bonanza

Davion Orphey 5-11 180
Huntington Beach, CA Edison

Leroy Scott 5-10 190
Pasadena, TX South Houston
Texas Verbal

Damian Swann 6-0 175 (CB/WR)
Atlanta, GA Grady

Jabriel Washington 5-11 165
Jackson, TN Trinity Christian Academy
Alabama Verbal
KICKER PROSPECTS

Andre Heidari 5-11 185 (K/P)
Bakersfield, CA Stockdale

  

Ryan Felix 6-3 195
Corona, CA Santiago

Connor Loftus 6-0 175
Orange, CA Servite

Jake Van Ginkel 6-0 175
Upland, CA

  
LONG SNAPPER PROSPECTS

Peter McBride 6-1 200
Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral